Gordons Bay Harbour 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.17° S 18.83° E

Issued: 7 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gordons Bay Harbour sea temperature is

13.3°C

Gordons Bay Harbour surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Gordons Bay Harbour today (19 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gordons Bay Harbour at 11AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Afternoon (19 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Evening (19 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s

Table - waves today at Gordons Bay Harbour. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 19							Sunday 20								Monday 21
	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	292	287	236	167	482	701	799	754	642	569	503	431	320	310	295	210	207	203	169	137	130	123	118
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	SE	SSE	SE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			8:33AM0.93m				9:30PM0.94m					11:21AM0.96m				11:43PM1.00m				12:29PM1.08m
Low Tide					2:45PM0.73m				4:47AM0.67m					5:45PM0.69m				6:12AM0.57m				6:42PM0.57m


	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	19	23	22	18	16	16	16	18	24	26	26	22	19	18	18	19	25	28	27	24	24
Feels °C	9	11	17	20	18	15	13	13	13	15	23	24	24	21	17	16	17	18	25	28	27	23	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSE 6	SW 11
kJ	292	287	236	167	482	701	799	754	642	569	503	431	320	310	295	210	207	203	169	137	130	43	97
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 11	SSE 6
kJ	66	10	106	142	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	46	22	44	123	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 15	SSW 14
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	84	118
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SSE 5	SE 6	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	46	56	38	88	159	129	71	56	41	34	29	25	75	95	60	50	47	34	36	44	57	142	75
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	4	4	4	45	210	3	3	3	3	0	0	4	6	4	4	4	0	0	4	4	4	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	8	8	5	4	4	5	9	9	9	7	8	8	5	5	5	4	7	6	8	9

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